But first the five Marlow brothers would bequeath to future historians a tale of the vanishing wild West, a rootin’-tootin’ tale of vigilantes, shootouts, betrayals, and severed family ties.
Friday, August 26, 2022
Ambush at Dry Creek: Brothers in Arms, Brothers in Irons
The year was 1889, and the world was changing. In Texas white settlers and Native Americans had lived in relative peace since 1881. People were moving to the cities. In just one more year the superintendent of the U.S. Census would declare the western frontier to be closed. Henry Ford’s Model A and the Wright brothers’ airplane were just fourteen years in the future.
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Ooopsie! In 1888, Ford's Model A was 38 years in the future, not 14.
ReplyDeleteGood catch! The author probably going for the Model T.
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Was driving home from Louisiana yesterday. Hit back roads cus construction on I10 and Houston (ugh). Anyway, came across Dry Creek. Almost stopped to get a picture just for the oddity of the name.
ReplyDeleteSaw a sign in middle of nowhere New Mexico said "HOUSE - 14 MILES" with an arrow pointing down a gravel road. Not sure if there is a town called House or if they just wanted people to know that there's a house out in the middle of nowhere. Sounded like some chainsaw massacre kinda shit so I didn't investigate
Great story! The clipping make it very real. Thanks!
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